Man's waistband or banda (Cotton, red and white. Approximately 23 cm of twisted warp fringe, then 5 cm woven, plain weave. Major portion of a knotless netting technique. Total length approximately 2m 18 cm, one woven portion 10 cm wide, other 7.5 cm.)
Donor:
Gustavus A. Eisen and Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Huehuetenango (city), Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Verbatim coll. place:
Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Culture or time period:
Mam and Maya
Collector:
Gustavus A. Eisen
Collection date:
1902
Materials:
Cotton (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Waistbands
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements and 2.3 Special Ornaments, Garb, and Finery Worn to Battle by Warrior (excluding status insignia)
Accession date:
October 20, 1902
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 211 centimeters and width 9 centimeters
Comment:
See Eisen archives in museum library. See also p.129 Schevill; see references below.